1 Product identity

Ingredient risk

Contains restricted ingredients

Calcium Citrate

Name: Calcium Citrate
Brand: Berkley & Jensen

BrandBerkley & Jensen→Other Combinations Other (e.g. tea bag) 19 ingredients 1 banned 2 caution DSLD #26781

Net contents: 400 Caplet(s)

Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above

DSLD entry: 2013-10-25

2 Ingredients (19)

IngredientGroupSafety

Vitamin D3Vitamin DUse with Caution

CalciumCalciumConditionally Safe

SodiumSodiumConditionally Safe

Calcium CitrateCalciumConditionally Safe

Croscarmellose SodiumCroscarmellose Sodium—

StarchStarch—

Magnesium StearateMagnesium stearateUse with Caution

Titanium DioxideTitanium DioxideBanned in ≥1 country

DextroseGlucose—

HypromelloseHypromellose—

Polyethylene GlycolPolyethylene glycol—

Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose——

Microcrystalline CelluloseCellulose—

Sodium CitrateSodium Citrate—

light Mineral OilMineral Oil—

Silicon DioxideSiliconGenerally Safe

Polysorbate 80Polysorbate—

DextrinDextrin—

CholecalciferolVitamin DUse with Caution

Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →

⛔ Contains an ingredient banned in ≥1 country

Titanium Dioxide 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 — France banned TiO₂ in food from January 2020, first EU country.

⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets

Vitamin D — Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]

Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].

3 Safety cross-reference

Vitamin D — Use with Caution

⚠ Hypercalcemia at >10,000 IU/day

⚠ Vascular calcification risk

Calcium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day

⚠ Kidney stones

Sodium — Conditionally Safe

⚠ Hypertension

⚠ Fluid retention

Magnesium — Use with Caution

⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)

⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment

Titanium Dioxide — Banned in ≥1 country

⚠ EFSA: can no longer be considered safe as food additive (2021)

⚠ Genotoxicity concern (nanoparticles)

Silicon — Generally Safe

⚠ Very low toxicity

4 Label claims

• Nutrient

• All Other

• Approved Health

• Structure/Function

5 Data source

DSLD ID26781

Full labelView at NIH DSLD →

SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH

Market statusOn market

Entry date2013-10-25

6 More from Berkley & Jensen

View Berkley & Jensen Safety Scorecard → 16 products

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7 Cite this page

Vancouver

Pkhakadze G. Calcium Citrate — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Jun 24]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/calcium-citrate-26781/

CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.

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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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